The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 961 The Battle to Protect the World of Eternal Darkness (Part 3)
"Hurry up, hurry up!"

The foreman's shrill screams echoed across the construction site, where millions of beholders were building new fortresses.

The Wizarding Alliance is now almost on par with the Devourers of Civilization in terms of conventional technology, which is undoubtedly a joke to the Eye Demons. As long as there isn't a significant technological gap, the defending side will have a considerable advantage on this type of battlefield where terrain is advantageous.

However, due to the short timeframe, even with the technical team brought by Richard, the Eye Demon could only utilize a portion of the technology.

Composite enchanted fortresses have the lowest technical requirements but offer the greatest battlefield advantage, hence their widespread deployment. However, composite alchemical fortresses require corresponding weapons and even specific tactics.

The Eye Demon is currently engaged in a heated discussion about these things with a military technician from the Wizarding Alliance.

"Have you set the standard for conventional troops too high?"

In the military conference room, the commander from the Eye Demon spoke with some shock.

"These are just the lowest-ranking linemen; all they need to do is hold the line and bring us news. Giving them such good equipment is a waste."

Moreover, our logistics simply cannot support such rations.

"Friend, you have to keep going even if you can't handle it."

Opposite him, a great wizard slowly spoke.

"We are fighting a war we cannot afford to lose. At this juncture, let's put cost-effectiveness aside. These soldiers filling in the gaps can also relieve our pressure, even if it's just a little bit, it's crucial to us."

Regarding logistics, our technical staff are accelerating the application of the technology. Once the technology is widely adopted, logistics will no longer be a problem.

“I don’t think you’ve understood what we mean,” one of the Eye Demon commanders said. “What we mean is that we can’t even deploy this equipment on a large scale.”

For this war, we mobilized hundreds of billions of troops.

Besides the Eternal Darkness Great World, several Nexus Worlds surrounding it are also engaged in war.

"With your current equipment setup, we can only support the main battlefield of the Eternal Darkness at most; we'll have to abandon all other Nexus worlds."

“Then give up,” a demon commander from the abyss said gruffly. “As long as the logistics lines are not disturbed, it is a reasonable decision to give them the Nexus World.”

As long as we don't lose this vast world, we will have won a strategic victory.

A strategic victory is worth more than ten thousand tactical victories.

Upon hearing the Abyss Demon Commander's decisive decision, the Eye Demon Commanders were first shocked, and then a surge of anger rushed to their hearts.

"Friend, the world isn't something you can just throw away," a commander with jet-black eyes said coldly.

"If you insist on pursuing tactical victory, then you may proceed with the previous tactics," the Abyss Demon Commander said without backing down. "But you must understand that this is your mother world."

Every wrong decision you make increases the danger of this world being conquered.

You should know that it's rare for the Overlord to directly participate in combat like before. The next wave of attacks from the Civilization Devourers will be incredibly fierce.

As he spoke, the Abyss Demon Commander suddenly threw a punch in mid-air.

"Like this."

Your strategic defense is like a birdman's light shield; it looks like it's protecting everything, but it can be destroyed with a single punch anywhere.

Wanting everything? Heh heh, then you'll end up with nothing.

The Abyss Demon Commander's words left the Eye Demon speechless for a moment.

Without a doubt, the Abyss Demon Commander was right.

The technological gap in the Eye Demon technology is difficult to resolve in the short term. If you want everything at this time, the final result will be that you get nothing.

However, abandoning those pivotal worlds is tantamount to abandoning the worlds connected by those pivotal worlds, and abandoning trillions of lives.

This decision would require careful consideration, not only from the ruler of the world, but even from the most powerful sovereign.

“Report it, my friend.” The high wizard saw through the beholder’s dilemma. “This is not a decision you can make.”

……

The Sea of ​​Ether.

"What an astonishing creature."

Looking at the Dimensional Nematode King, who was now in a state of suspended animation, Li Kan could only marvel.

After the war, this terrifying creature was corrupted by the ether and brought to the brink of death. In order to survive, this dimensional pest entered a state of suspended animation. In this state, its body exhibited an effect akin to time freezing.

This is not just a conventional dimensional power technique; it seems to also involve something as invisible and intangible as time.

What is time? Even the most knowledgeable ghost craftsmen in the community could not answer that question.

Time is everywhere, yet imperceptible. It causes the soul of the ruler to collapse and the world to gradually perish. No matter how small the insect or how powerful the ruler, none can escape the pursuit of time.

But Richard saw the marks of time in this king of dimensional nematodes.

This dimensional nematode king has now entered a near-eternal state, and even the most violent ether cannot harm it in the slightest.

Richard tried to use dimensional power, but even this near-omnipotent power had no effect.

At this moment, the King of Dimensional Nematodes seems to be in a different world from him.

"It seems we have no choice but to try the Miracle Fire."

As he spoke, a flame of miracle fire appeared in Richard's hand.

This magical flame can incinerate everything Richard has ever seen; it is his most powerful weapon.

If even that couldn't change the form of the Dimensional Nematode King, then Richard would have no choice but to seal the beast away with ether, making it a future exhibit in a wizarding civilization museum or elsewhere. With a flick of his wrist, the Miracle Fire landed on the Dimensional Nematode King.

For a fleeting moment, the flame of miracle trembled slightly, as if it were about to go out. But soon, the flame stabilized.

Immediately afterwards, the Miracle Fire began to spread, until it covered the entire Dimensional Nematode King. Under the burning of the Miracle Fire, the Dimensional Nematode King's body suddenly began to "soften".

"efficient!"

Richard was overjoyed and immediately withdrew the Miracle Flame.

Then he saw the body that had just softened become indestructible in an instant.

There was no intermediate state in the entire process. As soon as the Miracle Fire left, the body of the Dimensional Nematode King instantly became indestructible.

Is this what time is?

As Li observed this scene, he felt that the mysteries of the astral plane were truly numerous and complex.

"It seems this is the only way."

He currently has too little time and too few methods to conduct research.

Richard sealed the King of Dimensional Nematodes with ether, and then took out the smaller Dimensional Nematodes that he had sealed.

The dimensional nematodes' immunity to dimensional power is worth studying. If the mystery can be figured out, Richard could not only strengthen himself, but also reverse the process to break through the enemy's defenses.

"Hopefully, we'll make some discoveries during this period."

Richard held the dimensional nematode in his hand, his eyes gazing into the vast, distant space.

He had a premonition that this war was of paramount importance.

……

Intelligence is an indispensable part of warfare.

In ordinary civilization wars, both sides would conduct infiltration, reconnaissance, and even intelligence trading to secure intelligence.

However, in the war of civilization devourers, intelligence was reduced to just reconnaissance.

It's ridiculous to associate espionage, intelligence trading, and these things with civilization devourers.

In order to gather intelligence, both the Wizard Alliance and the Civilization Devourers have placed countless intelligence probes in the boundless Aether Sea.

Each of these intelligence probes is extremely small, but their reconnaissance range is vast. Furthermore, they are powered by ether, and without external interference, a single intelligence probe can operate normally in the etheric sea for up to ten years.

After joining the Wizarding Alliance, the Eye Demon naturally learned the techniques of intelligence probes.

In order to gain even a second's advantage in the war, the Eye Demons have spread hundreds of millions of intelligence probes around the Eternal Dark World.

These probes can detect the opening of dimensional gates, changes in space, and even see through some forms of invisibility.

They are densely packed around the Eternal Dark World, within a distance of half a light-second. Even the most elite legions cannot pass through them silently.

"Gora, how's the situation?"

In the reconnaissance aircraft, a bewitching demon was holding a cup with its tentacles, looking somewhat tired.

Reconnaissance aircraft serve as relay stations for intelligence probes, responsible for verifying intelligence and confirming it with intelligence centers on the ground.

It's an easy job, but also a grueling one.

The reconnaissance fighter was designed using wizard techniques, and many of these features are not favorable to bewitching creatures.

The extremely bright display screen was no different from a 500-watt light bulb to the Eye Demons. Therefore, they had to have their wizard technicians adjust the brightness to a level that was almost invisible to the average person.

Besides design, paying close attention to the movements of intelligence probes is also an extremely energy-consuming task.

Therefore, these investigators had to use magical potions to maintain their mental focus.

“No problem yet,” the other beholder replied.

"The Ether Sea is peaceful; it seems they were dealt a heavy blow in the last battle."

“That would be for the best,” the beholder holding the cup replied. “In a few more days, our fortifications will be fully completed. And I’ve also heard that the higher-ups are preparing a way to get support from other civilizations.”

Once all these things are prepared, that monster will definitely…

hum!hum!hum!
A piercing buzzing sound suddenly echoed among the reconnaissance aircraft; it was the alarm sounding as the intelligence probes detected the opening of the dimensional gate.

But a normal alarm wouldn't be this loud.

The intelligence probe has a wide detection range, and the fluctuations from the opening of the dimensional gate will gradually weaken in the Aether Sea.

The current alarm is definitely caused by multiple probes being triggered simultaneously...

"Is this fucking malfunctioning?!"

The Eye Demon's voice was almost shrill as it checked the situation. The Eye Demon holding the cup stepped forward and saw that tens of thousands of probes on their probe check interface had been triggered simultaneously!

"How is that possible? This thing is exquisitely crafted..."

The Eye Demon's words were cut short before he could finish speaking.

His gaze followed the observation window into the dark astral plane, where a vast world was slowly emerging from the endless dimensions into the sea of ​​ether.

(End of this chapter)